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Voting Yes is positive and inclusive – No is negative and exclusive

Posted on: September 30th, 2023

There’s two weeks before one of the most defining days in Australian History.
I pray everyone votes Yes in 23.

I attended the Lindsay Yes campaign on Tuesday night, it was very well attended, and the guest speakers were inspiring.

We listened to their stories and at times we all had tears in our eyes.
I can tell you, voting yes is the right thing to do.

I read the comments below on social media, they ring so true to me

It’s about equity, not economics.
It’s about human rights, not race.
It’s about listening, not talking.



Have your voice heard – Vote Yes in 23

Posted on: September 14th, 2023

When we listen to people about the decisions that affect them, we get better results. For the past 250 years, we haven’t properly listened to the people who have been here for 65,000. It’s time we did.


This referendum is about straightforward ideas and practical solutions:
Recognising and respecting 65,000 years of Indigenous culture for the first time in Australia’s 122-year-old constitution.
Listening to a diverse group of Indigenous Australians about the policies and challenges that affect them
Protecting the Voice from politics and bureaucrats by putting it in the constitution, giving it the security it needs to provide meaningful and honest advice.


This referendum is a request directly from Indigenous Australians that has been decades in the making and is supported by more than 80% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.


The status quo isn’t working. There are real gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in life expectancy, infant mortality, health, housing, education and employment. We have an opportunity to improve this, together.